English Words Starting With D

• decalcify

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ˌdiːˈkælsɪfaɪ/To remove calcium or calcium salts (especially from bones or teeth).
• decalcomania

  nounC2
  /ˌdɛk(ə)lkəˈmeɪnɪə/The art or process of transferring designs or pictures from specially prepared paper onto surfaces such as glass, wood, or porcelain.
• decalescence

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdiːkəˈlɛsəns/A point in the heating of an iron or steel alloy where heat absorption occurs without a corresponding temperature rise due to an endothermic phase change.
• decalitre

  nounRare
  /ˈdɛkəˌliːtə/A metric unit of capacity equal to 10 litres.
• decalogue

  nounC2
  /ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/The Ten Commandments, the set of moral and religious laws given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai.
• decameron, the

  nounLow
  /dɪˈkæmərən/A famous 14th-century collection of 100 stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, framed as tales told by ten young people sheltering from the plague in Florence over ten days.
• decametre

  nounVery Low (Technical/Low-Frequency)
  /ˈdɛkəmiːtə/A unit of length in the metric system equal to ten metres.
• decamp

  verbverb-intransitiveC2 / Low-frequency
  /dɪˈkæmp/To leave a place suddenly and secretly, especially to escape from something.
• decan

  nounC1
  /diːn/A principal or senior administrator at a college or university.
• decane

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdiːkeɪn/A saturated hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₁₀H₂₂, consisting of a chain of ten carbon atoms.
• decanedioic acid

  nounLow
  /ˌdɛkeɪndaɪˈəʊɪk ˈæsɪd/A dicarboxylic acid with ten carbon atoms, used primarily in the production of polyamides (nylon).
• decanoic acid

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdɛkəˈnəʊɪk ˈæsɪd/A saturated fatty acid with ten carbon atoms, also known as capric acid.
• decanol

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdɛkənɒl/A fatty alcohol with ten carbon atoms, used in the manufacture of plasticizers, detergents, lubricants, and solvents.
• decant

  verbverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /dɪˈkænt/To pour liquid (especially wine) from one container to another, typically to separate it from sediment.
• decanter

  nounC1
  /dɪˈkæn.tər/A decorative glass bottle with a stopper, used for serving wine or spirits after they have been poured from their original container.
• decapitalize

  verb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ˌdiːˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/To convert a letter from uppercase/capital to lowercase; to remove capital status from something.
• decapitate

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /dɪˈkæpɪteɪt/To cut off the head of (a person or animal).
• decapod

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˈdɛkəpɒd/A crustacean with ten limbs or walking appendages, such as a crab, lobster, or shrimp.
• decapolis

  nounRare
  /dɪˈkapəlɪs/A group or federation of ten cities.
• decapsulate

  verbC2
  /diːˈkæpsjʊleɪt/To remove the capsule, shell, or protective covering from something.

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